<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!--RSS generated by Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator on 9/7/2010 7:13:22 AM--><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/sites/blog/_layouts/RssXslt.aspx?List=3df8d4f7-56e2-4619-adf1-3b217b0b5ec6" version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mental Health Strategy Blog</title><link>http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/blog</link><description>RSS feed for the Posts list.</description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:13:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SharePoint CKS:EBE</generator><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>Mental Health Strategy Blog</title><url>http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/blog/_layouts/images/homepage.gif</url><link>http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/blog</link></image><item><title>Regional Consultation – Winnipeg, Manitoba, April 8, 2009</title><link>http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/blog/archive/2009/04/23/regional-consultation-–-winnipeg-manitoba-april-8-2009.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/sites/blog/archive/2009/04/23/regional-consultation-–-winnipeg-manitoba-april-8-2009.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
Our last stop in this round of consultations was in Winnipeg, as the Red River crested through the centre of town...It is hard to take in how many places we have been and how many great ideas and suggestions we have heard since we held our first session in St. John’s on February 3rd.  I am looking... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Gillian Mulvale</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stakeholder Dialogue with National Aboriginal Organizations – Ottawa,  March 31, 2009</title><link>http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/blog/archive/2009/04/22/stakeholder-dialogue-with-national-aboriginal-organizations-–-ottawa-march-31-2009.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/sites/blog/archive/2009/04/22/stakeholder-dialogue-with-national-aboriginal-organizations-–-ottawa-march-31-2009.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
Our meeting with National Aboriginal organizations in Ottawa opened with a prayer by Elder Charles Hill, that called for an open, respectful dialogue. The meeting was co-chaired by Bill Mussell, Chair of the Commission’s First Nations, Inuit and Métis Advisory Committee and Madeleine Dion Stout, C... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Gillian Mulvale</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Regional Stakeholder Dialogue - Iqaluit, Nunavut, March 17, 2009</title><link>http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/blog/archive/2009/04/15/yellowknife-nunavut-regional-stakeholder-dialogue-march-17-2009.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/sites/blog/archive/2009/04/15/yellowknife-nunavut-regional-stakeholder-dialogue-march-17-2009.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

This regional dialogue was unique on many fronts. Twenty-five people from across Nunavut participated, including four elders (two of whom were unilingual), the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and MHCC Board Member Mary May Simon, representatives from Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., the Embrace Life... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Gillian Mulvale</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:28:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Regional Stakeholder Meeting – Edmonton,   March 26, 2009</title><link>http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/blog/archive/2009/04/09/regional-stakeholder-meeting-–-edmonton-march-26-2009.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/sites/blog/archive/2009/04/09/regional-stakeholder-meeting-–-edmonton-march-26-2009.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
 The group in Edmonton started off with a great deal of energy, passion and support, which I really appreciated heading into our thirteenth and close to final stakeholder dialogue!   In addition to a great cross-section of Albertans from various sectors, several Mental Health Commission staff memb... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Gillian Mulvale</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Regional Stakeholder Dialogue -  Yellowknife, March 24, 2009</title><link>http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/blog/archive/2009/04/09/regional-stakeholder-dialogue-yellowknife-march-24-2009.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/sites/blog/archive/2009/04/09/regional-stakeholder-dialogue-yellowknife-march-24-2009.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

 Our visit to Yellowknife afforded an opportunity to ‘walk on water’ – or more accurately ‘run’ back against a howling wind after visiting the Ice Castle on Great Slave Lake at night, following our day of consultations. The experience certainly brought home to us what advocates for housing  in t... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Gillian Mulvale</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Regional Stakeholder Meeting - Montreal - March 10</title><link>http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/blog/archive/2009/04/01/regional-stakeholder-meeting-montreal-march-10.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/sites/blog/archive/2009/04/01/regional-stakeholder-meeting-montreal-march-10.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[


On the morning of March 10, 2009, participants from several regions of Quebec representing a number of sectors of the mental health community seemed happy to reconnect with acquaintances, partners or colleagues, while others were wondering what to expect. 

 
As soon as the stakeholders wer... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Mary Bartram</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:52:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Regional Stakeholder Meeting - Whitehorse, Yukon, February 27</title><link>http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/blog/archive/2009/03/19/regional-stakeholder-meeting-whitehorse-yukon-february-27.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/sites/blog/archive/2009/03/19/regional-stakeholder-meeting-whitehorse-yukon-february-27.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
Whitehorse - February 27.  This was the first of three meetings planned in each of the three territories.  We met in a sunny community room on the second floor of the local bakery/vegetarian restaurant, with a good mix of service providers, people with lived experience of mental health issues, a m... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Mary Bartram</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stakeholder Meeting - Federal Departments, Ottawa, February 20th</title><link>http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/blog/archive/2009/03/13/stakeholder-meeting-federal-departments-ottawa-february-20th.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/sites/blog/archive/2009/03/13/stakeholder-meeting-federal-departments-ottawa-february-20th.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
On February 20th, we held a half-day meeting with officials from federal government departments in Ottawa.  At least 17 departments were represented, including: several branches and agencies of Health Canada; departments with direct service responsibilities such as the Department of National Defen... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Mary Bartram</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Regional Stakeholder Meeting - Vancouver, B.C.</title><link>http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/blog/archive/2009/03/06/vancouver.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/sites/blog/archive/2009/03/06/vancouver.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

A happy coincidence led us to be in Vancouver for our regional dialogue on the MHCC’s draft framework at the same time as the government of BC was launching its own consultations about the 10 Year Plan to Address Mental Health and Substance Misuse in BC.  Many participants in the MHCC session ha... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Mary Bartram</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Regional Stakeholder Meeting Regina, Saskatchewan </title><link>http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/blog/archive/2009/03/06/regina-saskatchewan-regional-dialogue.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="False">/sites/blog/archive/2009/03/06/regina-saskatchewan-regional-dialogue.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

February 24, 2009
 
From the moment people entered the room, we felt a real buzz of excitement, positive energy and welcome in Regina. There were many diverse viewpoints in the room, including people living with mental health problems and illnesses and providers from the fields of occupational... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Gillian Mulvale</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:37:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>